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===Legislative Branch===
===Legislative Branch===
The Legislative branch is checked by the other branches because of the Prisident's veto power, and by judicial review.
The Legislative branch is checked by the other branches because of the following:<BR>
*The Prisident's veto power,<BR>
*Judicial review,<BR>
*The Vice President is President of the Senate and has the Tiebreaking vote.<BR>
The Legislative branch checks the President because they confirm his appointments, they have the power to impeach him, and he cannot make any law that has not been passed by them. They Check the judicial branch because they confirm the judicial appointments, have impeachment power, and can limit the jurisdiction of the courts.
The Legislative branch checks the other branches the following ways: <BR>
*They confirm the President's appointments,<BR>
*They have the power to impeach the President,<BR>
*They can override a Presidential veto, <BR>
*The President cannot make any law that has not been passed by them,<BR>
*They can impeach Judges, <BR>
*They can limit the jurisdiction of the courts.<BR>
===Executive Branch===
The Executive branch is checked by the other branches because of the following:<BR>
*The President's appointments are confirmed by the senate, <BR>
*He is subject to impeachment, <BR>
*He cannot make laws that were not passed by congress, <BR>
*The laws that he does sign are subject to judicial review, <BR>
*His veto can be overturned by a two-thirds vote in congress.<BR>
The Executive branch checks the other branches because: <BR>
*The president has veto power, <BR>
*He appoints judges, <BR>
*The Vice President is President of the Senate, and has the tiebreaking vote.
===Judicial Branch===
The Judicial branch is checked by the other branches because: <BR>
*It's judges are apointed by the president, <BR>
*It's judges are confirmed by the senate, <BR>
*Congress can limit it's jurisdiction, <BR>
*Congress can impeach judges.<BR>
The Judicial branch Checks the other branches through the following:<BR>
*Judicial review, <BR>
*The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides over the impeachment of a president.